Dispensing apparatus



Oct. 18, R, ROSCOE DISPENSNG APPARATUS Fild sept. '16, 1957 INVENTOR l?. ROSCOE A17 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 18, 1938` UNITED STATES IPATENT OFFICE ern Electric Company,

Incorporated, New

York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 16, 1937, Serial No. 164,145

11 Claims.

This invention relates to an apparatus for handling material and more particularly to an apparatus adapted to be used for facilitating the dispensing of material from a container such as a carboy.

An' object of the invention is to provide an effective dispensing apparatus which is adapted to handle containers with a minimum of eiort and maximum of safety.

One embodiment of this invention contemplates an apparatus for dispensing a corrosive or caustic liquid from a shipping container into a' receiver, as for example a plating bath or a pickling tank. A box-like receptacle having an open end is de- 151` tachably secured to the receiver and a funnelshaped pouring spout is attached to the shipping container. The receptacle is provided with an adjustable standard in the form of a leg for supporting the combined Weight of the receptacle 20. and the 'shipping container by means of which they may be raised and pivoted about hinges adjacent the receiver until tilted thereover, permitting the liquid in the container to flow therefrom.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section showing a housing and a container mounted therein attached in operable relation to a receiver;

Fig. 2 is a planvew 'of the housing shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of the housing.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, a receptacle or housing I formed of wood or metal structural units is provided with an open end 2 through which a container 3 may be inserted. -The container may be secured Within the housing by means of a cross-bar 4 removably mounted on threaded bolts 5 located within the upright mem- 40 bers of the housing adjacent to the open end. 'I'he cross-bar is securely held in position by means of .wing nuts 6. The Atop of the housing is provided with an opening 1 in the form of a slot extending from the open end, through and slightg ly beyond the center of the top of the housing. Set-screws 8 are positioned in the top of the housing near lthe center thereof and adjacent the slot opening for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

'I'he housing is detachably secured to the receiver in order that it may be removed therefrom and stored when not in use. To accomplish this a pair of channel members 9 are provided which engage the edge of the receiver I and which are secured thereto by means of setscrews I I. The channel members are provided with perforated iianges I2 adapted to receive the short portion of L-shaped arms I3, which are attached to the upright members-of the housing adjacent the receiver. The L-shaped arms I3 are mounted slightly below the top face of the housing in order that the pouring spout will extend over the edge of the receiver to a point at which the pouring liquid will not endanger the operator. The anged portions of the channel members and the L-shaped arms may be maintained in pivotal relation by means of Cotter-pins I4 which are inserted in holes provided therefor in the bars.

'I'he housing is provided with an adjustable standard I5 in the form of a leg for supporting substantially all of the combined weight of the housing and the shipping container. The adjustable standard I5 consists of a barV I6 attached to the bottom of the housing and an adjustable bar I1 maintained in a vertically slidable relation with the stationary bar by means of a collar I8 which surrounds both bars. The collar I8 is provided with a set-screw I9 for locking the movable bar Il at any given height. The end of the slidable bar abutting the floor may be formed as a handle for gripping the standard when raising the housing to pour the liquid.

The pouring fixture is provided with a spout assembly to protect the operator from injuries that may result from splashing of dangerous chemicals. 'I'he spout assembly consists of a funnel-shaped spout 20 integrally mounted on a base plate 2| which is provided with an opening therein registering with the opening at the small end of the spout. The spout is constructed of suicient height to protect the operator from splashing of the liquid caused by air entering the container and, further, to direct the pouring as far away from the operator as practicable. The spout is constructed with a funnel-shape in order that the liquid poured may cover as large an area as possible at the point of contact with the liquid in the receiving tank. This provision is made to prevent turbulence and reduce splashing to a minimum. While the mouth of the spout is disclosed as being circular in cross section, it may be constructed elliptical or of other suitable shape to spread the liquid being discharged from the carboy into the body of the liquid in the receiving tank. The longitudinal dimension of the base plate is greater than the Width of the channel opening in the top face of the housing, permitting the set-screws 8 to contact the plate 2| thereby forcing it against the shipping crate of the carboy and locking the spout assembly in position.

Located on the vertical members of the housing adjacent to the opening end and near the bottom face of the housing are handles 22 to provide further gripping means when raising the housing.

Fig. 3 discloses a modicationof the invention adapting the pouring mixture for use with containers of various sizes. The housing is provided with an adapter 23 in the form of a plat-- form which may be inserted through the open end 2. The base of the adapter adjacent to the open end of the housing is provided with a U- shaped flange 24 which engages the edge ofthe bottom of the housing. The flange 24 is provided with set-screws 25 which contact the housing and lock the adapter in position.

In operation of the device, the neck protecting cover is removed from a crate containing a carboy to be emptied and the spout assembly is placed on top of thecrate surrounding the protruding neck of the carboy. The crate containing the carboy and the spout assembly is inserted in thehousing i through the open end 2 thereof with the spout 20 projecting through the channel opening 1 in the top face of the housing and the base plate 2l immediately thereunder. The crate is then secured against movement by means of the cross-bar 4- and the spout assembly-locked'in position by means-of the setscrews 8. .The operator may then elevate the housing to the position shown in dotted construction in Fig; 1 by means of the handles 22 and the standard l5. While in this, the pouring, position,the receiving tank will sustain substantially the entire weight of the housing and the carboy, and the contents of the carboy will bedischarged into the receiving tank with maximum safety to the operator.l

While the preferred form of the invention'is shown and described herein, it is to be understood that suchvariationsthereof are contemplated as Will be embracedl within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus vfor dispensing from a container into a receiver comprisingv a housing for said container, a supporting standard for said housing and means for securing said housing and standard in pivotal relation to a receiver into which said-container is to be emptied.

2. An apparatus for dispensingv from a container into a receiver comprising Ya housing for said container, a supporting standard for said housing of such height as to support the-housing with its upper part substantially above the receiver, apouring iixture for said container and means for securing one side of said housing in pivotal relation to a side Wall of the receiver into Which aid container is to be emptied.

3. An apparatus for dispensing from a container into a receiver comprising a housing for said container, a supporting standard for said housing, a pouring fixture for said container, an adapter for said housing to permit the accommodation of various sizes of containers, andV means for securing said housing and standard in pivotal relation to the receiver into Which said container is to be emptied.

v tainer, an adjustable standard for said housing,

the lower end of said standard being formed into a handle, and means for securing one side vof said yhousing in pivotal relation to the receiver Ainto which said container is to be emptied.

6. An apparatus for dispensing from a container into a receiver comprising a housing for said container', a standard for said housing, a

funnel-shaped pouring xture for said container, means for securing said pouring fixture to said container and thereby'locking the containerI in the housing, and means for securing said housing and standard in pivotal relation to thereceiver into which said container'is to be emptied.

7. An apparatus for dispensing from acontainerA into-areceiver comprising a housing for said' container, an adjustable standard for said housing, a pouring fixture for said container, means for securing said pouring fixture to said container and thereby positioning the container within the housing, andmeans for securing said housing in pivotal relation to the receiver into which said container is to be emptied.

k8. An apparatus forv dispensing from acontainer into"a receiver comprising a housing for said container, means forl securing said housing in pivotal-relation to a receiver into which said container is to be emptied, anda funnel-shaped pouring fixture for said container, the smaller end of said pouring fixture encircling the neck of said container.

9. An apparatusv for dispensing from a container intov a receiver comprising a, housing for said container, means for securing said housing in pivotal relation-toy a receiver into which said container' is .to be emptied, and a pouring fixture for said containen'said pouring xture having a large discharge. end to disperse the discharged liquidover a large areain the receiver.

10. An apparatus for dispensing from a container' into a. receiver comprising a, housing for said container, means for securing one side of said housing in pivotal relation to a receiver into which said container is to be emptied, and a pouring fixture for. said container, said pouring fixture being sufficiently high to discharge the liquid away fromthe side of said receiver thereby confining any splashing to said receiver.

11. An apparatus for dispensing from a container into a receiver comprising a housing for saidv container, means for securing said housing in pivotal relation to a receiver into which said container is to be emptied, a removable pouring xture for said container, said pouring. xture diverging toward the discharge end, and'means for securing said pouring fixture to said container and for positioning said container Within said housing.

ROBERT ROSCOE. 

